Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell

THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Eighteenth Year - Number 30
Marlin, Texas, Wednesday, September 4, 1907
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Fads and Fashions--Dogs and Dresses.
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       New York, Aug. 31.--Early fall styles are now being shown in materials, suits and hats.  It is reported that small hats will be worn for a while and that many will be made of fine qualities of of (sic) cloth, which is quilted before being draped on the hat.  If this be true, it is quite evident that braids will have a part to play in millinery.
       The autumn materials offer such pretty novelties in checks, plaids, stripes and mixed goods.  The plaids will be seen mostly in the separate skirts, as designers find it difficult to produce good lines in a coat made of that material.  The chevron stripe in the monotone or mixed colors and the medium stripes in two-tone effects, will be shown for the new suitings.  Scotch chevriots and broadcloth will be considered for the more elaborate suits and for costumes, sof (sic) satin finished sillks and pliable velvet will be much in demand.
       Prettier than ever are the designs in colored handkerchiefs, that are continually being shown.  A favorite one is pale lavender crossed off with hair lines of deep blue-purple.  A plain white handkerchief has a border of blue check and is particularly dainty looking.  The color of the stripe must match or harmonize with the gown and the pale tan can be found barred off with every obtainable color, so that this problem is not a difficult one.
       Veils are shown in all kinds and varieties.  The chiffon veil still holds it purpose for automobiling and traveling, it being tied over the hat and fastened securely at the nape of the neck.  The net veil invariably has an inch or two of fluted border of chiffon sewed all around it, or a plain band of velvet ribbon may be chosen in the place of the fluted border.  Black point desprit makes an elaborate lace veil with a delicate border of black lace.  This veil is cut to fit the hat, curved in the upper part and wider in the back than in front.  It folds prettily about the face, and just touches the shoulders all the way around.
       Fashionable women who have the pet dog craze have gone a step farther in their devotion to these animals.  The dog that accompanies my lady must be chosen to match her gown, with reference to color and entertainment.  A woman in mourning should carry a Bohemian or King Charles spaniel.  To go with  light afternoon frock, a white poodle, or light tan Yorkshire terrier is quite correct.  The homely brindle bull terrier  is the only choice for the althletic girl and the Irish setter for the sportswoman.  With a walking dress, the greyhould should be the choice and with the cheviot tailor made, the French bulldog is the thing.
       Worsted suitings come to the front for the early Fall models. The short-skirted walking suits are plaited and trimmed with bands of self-trimming in coats, the tendency is toward the thumb length or 30 inch coat, made semi-loose or three-quarter fitting.  Velvet collar and cuffs are shown on some and ohters are finished with the same material as the suit.
                                                 Florence Fairbanks.

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